Walker, MN is a small town in the northern region of Minnesota. While it has a relatively small population, it is an important hub for local politics. Local politics in Walker are focused on protecting the environment and advocating for economic development initiatives to benefit the community. A number of candidates have filed to run for local offices during recent elections, all taking stances on issues that are important to the people of Walker. Community members often come together to debate these issues and discuss how they might affect their lives and the future of Walker. Overall, local politics in Walker are seen as an opportunity for residents to come together and make sure their voices are heard in making decisions that will shape their town's future.
The political climate in Walker, MN is moderately conservative.
Cass County, MN is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MN 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.7%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walker, MN is moderately conservative.
Cass County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Walker, Minnesota: R R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Walker, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $2,670 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $14,328 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)